of John Cockburrr, &c. 103 

 an Opportunity to do before, fince we left 

 our Ship ; and, at the fame time, acquainted 

 us here was an EngUJhman lived hard by, 

 who was a Do&or of Phyfick (as he was 

 pleafed to ftile him) whom, he faid, he 

 would fend for to us; which he according- 

 ly did, and about Noon the Gentleman came ? 

 and exprelfed great Satisfa&ion at this our 

 Interview, but faid, he was forry to fee us 

 in fo indigent a Condition, and himlelf not 

 able to aflift us. He informed us, that he 

 had been eighteen Years in this Country, 

 that he had lived eight Years of that Time 

 in this Place, that we were the firft Perfons 

 he had feen from England in the whole 

 while, that his Name was Henry Grace, that 

 he was born at Speak, Speek or Sp eke- Hall ^ 

 near Liverpool in Lancajlotre, where his Fa- 

 ther and Son now were, if living, and en- 

 joyed a handfome Eftate ; and forrowfully 

 faid, he fhould never fee them, or the Place 

 more, being not able to undergo the Fa^ 

 tigue of fuch a Journey ; but that he would 

 fend a Letter to his Father by me, which, 

 if I fliould be fo happy as to get to England^ 

 he begg'd me to have delivered ; which 

 Letter^ fince my Return home^ I had an Op- 



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